Awakening fully

I am saddened by the assertion some people make that meditation is somehow selfish. They feel guilty about coming to class and being unproductive. I would like to shout the following from the housetops:

Whenever someone awakens fully,
it affects human consciousness
at a collective level.
It is like dropping a stone
into a dark murky pond.
Ripples of light!
Not one word need be spoken.

-- Leonard Jacobsen